As many of us set resolutions for the new year, it may be wise to look to the synod for inspiration.

Hallmark movies are inherently a part of the Christmas season and remind viewers over and over that it’s possible to find love after grief.

Both running and our spiritual lives teach us to start small, embrace imperfection and recognize progress over time.

What does a dad "do" during the birth of his child? I went to St. Joseph for help.

Each year we lose or break a figure in our Nativity scene, but the beauty of this family tradition lies in its brokenness.

The corporal works of mercy have long guided Christians in helping those suffering from poverty and oppression. Politics can also be a holy activity if we pursue certain works of mercy.

I don’t imagine sheep making funny faces while being too shy to “baa” on that very first Christmas, but it’s the imperfections in our retelling of the very human story of Christ’s birth that make our play so perfect.

Global reaction among bishops to the Vatican’s declaration that priests may now bless same-sex couples appears most divergent in some European and African nations.

This year in Bethlehem, we are waiting for a hope that I am not sure I would even be able to believe in anymore, except that it does not entirely depend on us.

In his annual Christmas address to cardinals and bishops who work at the Vatican, Pope Francis said the real division in the church since Vatican II is “between lovers and those who have lost that initial passion.”